Marlins laid off scout who has cancer and needs kidney transplant

Derek Jeter's decisions as CEO of the Marlins have come under question recently, and there is one move that might just be the worst one yet.

Longtime scout Marty Scott was let go from the Marlins just three days after undergoing colon surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and polyps from his colon. Scott was told he had cancer in August and would need a kidney transplant because of diabetes.

While laying in a hospital bed recovering from surgery, Scott was told that his contract, which expired Oct. 31, would not be renewed.

Scott's career in baseball dates back 40 years in various roles as a scout, farm director and manager. In 2011, Scott joined the Marlins as vice president and in recent years has worked as a scout. Despite his loyalty to the franchise and the game, he says, "Derek Jeter doesn't owe me anything."

“Probably in their hearts they did what they thought was right. I know based on certain aspects of the game, I probably was making too much money," Scott told Yahoo Sports . "But we all love the game. We’re all in it together. I just think 40 years was worth more than a spank on the butt and see you later.

“I’m very hurt. Forty years in baseball, I let a lot of people go. I never, ever fired somebody 10 days, 15 days before their contract was up. If I knew I was going to fire somebody, I did it at the beginning of September.”

The Marlins decision to let go of Scott adds question to the image Jeter is creating. Jeter has only been Marlins' CEO for two months, but according to Yahoo Sports, he has already reduced the roles of four prominent front-office figures, fired several baseball-operations officials, offered up reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton on the trade market and promised to slash the team's payroll.